Ernest Thesiger

★ Acting #19,913

1879 - 1961 (age 81) • Acting

Born: 1/15/1879 in Chelsea, London, England, UK

Died: 1/14/1961 (age 81)

Known for: Acting

Ernest Thesiger

★ Acting #19,913

Ernest Thesiger, CBE, was an English stage and screen actor. He is best known for his distinctive performance as Dr. Septimus Pretorius in James Whale's 1935 film The Bride of Frankenstein.

Known For

Bride of Frankenstein

75%

Doctor Pretorius

1935

The Old Dark House

67%

Horace Femm

1932

The Man in the White Suit

69%

Sir John Kierlaw

1951

Henry V

67%

Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

1944

The Ghoul

56%

Laing

1933

Report

61%

Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))

1967

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

69%

Stefano

1961

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

60%

Maydig

1936

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

90%

Self (archive footage)

2007

Universal Horror

71%

(archive footage)

1998

Report

61%

Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))

1967

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

69%

Stefano

1961

Sons and Lovers

65%

Mr. Hadlock

1960

The Battle of the Sexes

66%

Old Macpherson

1960

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

100%

The Dean

1960

The Horse's Mouth

68%

Hickson

1958

The Truth About Women

62%

Judge

1957

Doctor at Large

57%

Examiner

1957

Three Men in a Boat

62%

3rd Old Gentleman

1956

Who Done It?

55%

Sir Walter

1956

An Alligator Named Daisy

64%

Notcher (uncredited)

1955

Quentin Durward

58%

Lord Crawford

1955

Value for Money

69%

Lord Dewsbury

1955

Make Me an Offer!

74%

Sir John Nightingale

1954

Father Brown

65%

The Vicomte

1954

The Million Pound Note

70%

Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

1954

Meet Mr. Lucifer

52%

Mr. Macdonald

1953

The Robe

68%

Emperor Tiberius

1953

The Woman's Angle

80%

Judge

1952

The Magic Box

65%

Earl

1952

Scrooge

74%

The Undertaker

1951

The Man in the White Suit

69%

Sir John Kierlaw

1951

Laughter in Paradise

65%

Endicott

1951

Last Holiday

71%

Sir Trevor Lampington

1950

The Bad Lord Byron

61%

Count Guiccioli

1949

Brass Monkey

64%

Ryder-Harris

1948